>>He calls it Toksook. Derek calls it a "willow leaf" shape, but if they're true to form, willows in England must have different shaped leaves than they do here in the colonies. The couple Toksook paddles that I saw were pretty heavy (one was a 4 piece which aggravates that problem). They are extremely overbuilt and could be lightened up considerably. Derek was a blacksmith, by the way, so paddle weight wouldn't bother him. I'm a "competing" paddle manufacturer so won't spout what I think are advantages or disadvantages of Derek's design. The importer used to be Paddle Plus or something like that, Terry Harlow, in Connecticut, I think. I've not had any luck with finding his Web site recently either. Used to have an e-mail address for him, I'll try to find it and let people know if it doesn't bounce on me. Hank Hays Lightning Paddles *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 06 1999 - 08:14:04 PDT
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